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Hillsborough council prepares grant application to fund mobile probation “reentry” unit
Summary
Susie Lopez, Hillsborough County state attorney and chair of the Public Safety Coordinating Council, opened discussion of a proposed Department of Corrections Mobile Probation and Reentry Unit project and said the full council wants to move forward with a grant application that would come through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as a pass-through for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Susie Lopez, Hillsborough County state attorney and chair of the Public Safety Coordinating Council, opened discussion of a proposed Department of Corrections Mobile Probation and Reentry Unit project and said the full council wants to move forward with a grant application that would come through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as a pass-through for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Deb McGinty, speaking on behalf of Rob Parkinson and representing the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, said a new federal funding cycle is expected this summer and that Hillsborough typically receives about $280,000 to $300,000 for this category of program. “We do have a new cycle of potential funding that's coming up this summer,” McGinty said. She added that staff are preparing specifications for the…
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